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Fifty Shades of Grey

hyacinth003 — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:45:12 GMT

All right, I admit I'm late to the party! I just started to read this.

I had no idea what it was about, but got curious due to its popularity.

What an absolute waste of time! It's like a Harlequin Romance novel. No discernible plot and similar seksual content.

I like a little romance in a story I am reading, but this is ridiculous. Shy, rather poor girl meets rich, commanding guy and off they go.

For heaven's sake, the author keeps using the same phrases even!

Why the heck was this so popular? Unless you're an adolescent sneaking a read, it is pure boring!!

Hyacinth

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

DoneTryin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:49:10 GMT

LOL! I sneaked my parents' Harold Robbins novels when I was a teen & after that everything else seemed pretty tame. Or maybe I just grew up I should add that I haven't read that book, or those books (weren't there more than 1?)

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

esmerelda — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 22:57:16 GMT

Someone convinced me there was a love story there. I'll never know.

I bought the boxed set, read the first chapter (I think I finished the first chapter) and I was done with it.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Pqfan — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:00:50 GMT

I haven't read it either.

There was a lady on the bus sitting in front of me reading it and I was trying to read it behind her back.

It probably would not appeal to me anyway.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

DoneTryin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:03:58 GMT

On 2/18/2014 Pqfan said:
I haven't read it either.

There was a lady on the bus sitting in front of me reading it and I was trying to read it behind her back.

It probably would not appeal to me anyway.

LOL! That's like some of us who don't read the tabloids, but do "glance" at them while standing in line at the store.

Notice how that book was being talked about everywhere for a few weeks, then the whole thing just died out?

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Pqfan — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:10:05 GMT

On 2/18/2014 VCamp2748 said:
On 2/18/2014 Pqfan said:
I haven't read it either.

There was a lady on the bus sitting in front of me reading it and I was trying to read it behind her back.

It probably would not appeal to me anyway.

LOL! That's like some of us who don't read the tabloids, but do "glance" at them while standing in line at the store.

Notice how that book was being talked about everywhere for a few weeks, then the whole thing just died out?

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

CouponQueen — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:12:19 GMT

I read them, though it was a couple years ago.

They are no longer on the Best Seller list because they are old news and a couple years past.

I liked the story line, and their story and the secks part and his desires were part of the long term story line. There was a history and story behind his dark hidden desires lol.

People you would never expect that I worked with, older ladies, the prigs and all read them and liked them too!

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

QueenDanceALot — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:14:24 GMT

It's funny how many middle aged women are using this book for their book clubs.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Phantom41 — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:15:21 GMT

I read the dumb thing last year. I kept thinking it would get better. Didn't care enough to read the other two.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

QueenDanceALot — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:15:30 GMT

Women who really wanted to be dominated by their men but never allowed it probably get into this book(s)

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

DoneTryin — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:17:51 GMT

On 2/18/2014 KittyLouWhoToo said:
It's funny how many middle aged women are using this book for their book clubs.

Maybe they'd have more fun if they discussed it with their spouses?

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Lipstickdiva — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:02:00 GMT

Ummm, this series of books are absolutely nothing like any Harlequinn romance I've heard about. Similar seksual content? How far into this are you?

I just finished the third one. I'm not sure why I wasted my time either but after I finished the first I figured what the heck. The third book IMO is really the best out of them. The love story develops much more and the ending pages of the book explain a few things more clearly about Christian.

I found the books to be poorly written, the same phrases used over and over again and the typos and grammatical errors in the book drove me insane sometimes.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

sidsmom — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:28:43 GMT

On 2/18/2014 KittyLouWhoToo said:
It's funny how many middle aged women are using this book for their book clubs.

Are you serious?! That's a hoot. My book club was seriously considering putting ""War and Peace"" on the docket...though they are the New Yorker/NPR group. Wonder how that book club discusses 50? Not much to talk about...

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

RainCityGirl — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 00:32:51 GMT

I got it at Costco, but I never finished it. I found it boring and poorly written with no redeeming character traits in either Anastasia or Christian. In fact, he was no more than a kinky stalker, and she, who was supposed to be educated and evolved was putty in his hands. I won't be attending the movie.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Allegedly — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:14:27 GMT

I read the first book a couple of months ago - only finished it out of stubbornness. I actually despised the blasted thing. I agree with the repeated phrases. I began to loathe the email exchanges and found myself getting angry having to read the drivel. I know it is a work of fiction, but it is FICTION! Lol. <p>

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Azcowgirl — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:43:52 GMT

I never finished it either..I agree, poorly written .

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Pook — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:13:39 GMT

Not for me either. Never understood the hype. I did scroll through a copy a co worker had and it just seemed like another poorly written Harlequin romance only slightly bizarre.

Re: Fifty Shades of Grey

Wild Cherry — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:40:01 GMT

Trash pure trash!